The 2013 Smart Growth America’s Leadership Summit took a walking tour of a new and booming neighborhood in Washington, DC, affectionately called NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue). With a new Metro stop, a new grocery store, and a new CVS, this neighborhood has grown by leaps and bounds and summit participants went to see the … Continued
The Mineta Transportation Institute and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently ran a survey showing that 73.6% of Americans strongly agree that tax dollars should be used for, “expanding and improving public transportation” in their communities. 1,501 people completed the survey and support for/appreciation of transit was higher in 2013, in all categories measured. … Continued
Beginning on Monday, July 1, 2013, Metro Transit will move its testing of new fareboxes to six different routes on the MetroBus system. Metro installed new fareboxes on 40 buses and began testing them last October. The farebox testing is moving to the #2 Red, #33 Dorsett-Lackland, #47 North Hanley, #64 Lucas Hunt, #91 Olive … Continued
Please find a selection from Metro’s statement regarding transit service in the case of a workers union strike beginning next week: You may have learned from reports in the news or from a Metro employee about the possibility of a strike by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 788, the Union that represents Metro Call-A-Ride, MetroBus … Continued
Here is your chance to become a star in St. Louis just for riding MetroLink. As a part of the 20th Anniversary of MetroLink promotions in St. Louis, CMT is looking for St. Louis commuters who use MetroLink on a regular basis for their commutes. Those individuals could potentially become transit “stars’ as a part … Continued
We’ve seen a lot of recent coverage in the news about the interest that young professionals have in transit. Story after story cites the draw to transit oriented, walkable communities that allow young professionals to navigate their lives without a car. As St. Louis strives to retain and seek top young talent and become a … Continued
Washington University Medical Center plans to build a $75 million, energy-efficient, multistory research building dedicated to interdisciplinary research to be completed in June 2015. They plan to move researchers involved in genetics, genomics and regenerative biology to the new building upon its completion. The new building will add lab space and will replace older, less … Continued
CMT and Metro St. Louis invite you to Dump the Pump on Thursday, June 20, 2013! With transportation making up more and more of families’ and individual’s monthly budget, saving money is on everyone’s mind. The price of gas, the cost to park, vehicle maintenance and insurance are costing us more money than ever. Now … Continued
Community leaders in Detroit are counting on a a new streetcar rail system to drive its economic revival. The proposed rail line has cleared an environmental review and M-1 Rail, a nonprofit organization overseeing the $140 streetcar project, strives to launch the service in late 2015. Construction bids have been made, and the contract winner … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit is pleased to announce that Reid Ewing will be the featured Keynote at the CMT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony on Sept. 13. Professor Ewing will present on a subject pertaining to the research for his new book, Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Design. Professor Ewing is a Professor of City and … Continued
More than 50 CMT members, friends and interested parties attended a briefing this morning on Citizens for Modern Transit’s Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel’s (TAP) report to the Community on CORTEX. CMT commissioned the study as a part of its works on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) education and advocacy as well as to build … Continued
Why TOD in St. Louis? Many St. Louisans say “What is TOD? Why do you keep talking about TOD?” Well, TOD or Transit Oriented Development is a trend happening across the country where transit systems are used as a tool to create development. When we say development, we aren’t just talking about any development but … Continued
Get on Board with the St. Clair County Transit District and see what the Metro East area has to offer! There are many places you can go using the MetroBus and MetroLink in St. Clair County. The Metro East region covers the cities of East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Belleville, Cahokia, O’Fallon and more. You can … Continued
House and Senate champions have recently introduced legislation that would make transit benefit parity permanent. ACT needs your help to secure additional co-sponsors. In the House, Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) was joined by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) in introducing HR 2288, the Commuter Parity Act. This … Continued
While SJR 16 did not leave the legislature this year, the Missouri General Assembly did approve an additional $500,000 from General revenue for Missouri’s Transit Program. This would be in addition to the $560,000 from the State Transportation Fund for public transit. Now is the time to ask Governor Nixon to support this additional appropriation for … Continued